About
Geoffrey Bickert was called to the Bar of Alberta in 1976 and has since been a member of the Law Societies of the Northwest Territories and Yukon. He is currently a member of the Law Society of British Columbia. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1991. Mr. Bickert began his law career in private practice in Edmonton, Alberta. He joined the Department of Justice Canada as a federal prosecutor in Yellowknife in 1979. In 1987, he left Justice Canada to join the Government of the Northwest Territories, as Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General until 1995. Mr. Bickert returned to the Department of Justice and, from 1997 to 2012, held several senior level positions including Executive Director/Senior General Counsel of the Fisheries and Oceans Legal Services Unit prior to being appointed as ADAG.
Education
Alex eventually returned to school, obtaining a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2005. He articled and stayed on as litigation counsel with McInnes Cooper in Halifax until 2009.
Johanne Bernard holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University and is also a certified management accountant and a chartered professional accountant.
Mr. Daigle holds degrees in Economics from McGill University in 1987 and in Law from the Université de Moncton in 1990.
Yanike Legault has a LL.L from the University of Ottawa and is a member of theBarreau du Québec.
Lynn Lovett holds degrees in Political Science and History and in Law from the University of Ottawa. She is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.